Hidden Horrors of "Zero Tolerance" — Mass Trials and Children Taken From Their Parents
All along the border, immigrants coming into the U.S. — even those applying for asylum at ports of entry — have had their children removed from them.
The War on Immigrants
The Intercept has been reporting from the front lines and the borderlines — exposing the lies and the inhumanity of U.S. immigration enforcement agencies.
No End in Sight: An Egyptian Man’s Ordeal in ICE Custody and the Plight of Indefinite Immigration Detention
In fiscal year 2015, thousands of people detained by ICE had been held for more than a year, including five for more than eight years.
Mass ICE Raids Leave a Trail of Misery and Broken Communities
One month after ICE agents surrounded a meatpacking plant in Tennessee, arresting 97 men and women, the tight-knit rural community is still reeling.
How Customs and Border Protection Illegally Tried to Unmask a Rogue Twitter Account
A CBP agent demanded that Twitter turn over all its records on the @ALT_USCIS account. Problem was the order had no legal justification.
“We’re Gonna Take Everyone” — Border Patrol Targets Prominent Humanitarian Group as Criminal Organization
The prosecution of No More Deaths volunteers, who leave water in the desert for migrants, reveals the group is being targeted by the Border Patrol.
A County Sheriff’s Election in North Carolina Has Become a Referendum on ICE’s Deportation Machine
In Mecklenburg County, the question of whether local police should help ICE deport people is a central issue in the race for sheriff.
ICE Evades Sanctuary Rules by Using NYPD Fingerprints to Find Immigrants and Send Them Call-In Letters
ICE’s New York office has been sending letters to the homes of immigrants shortly after they have interactions with the New York City Police Department.
How the Border Patrol Faked Statistics Showing a 73 Percent Rise in Assaults Against Agents
Customs and Border Protection has grossly inflated its data on assaults against Border Patrol agents.
Immigrant Detainee Accuses ICE Contractor CoreCivic of Locking Him in Solitary Over $8
Arafat Hasan Riad's account is just the latest accusation against CoreCivic for using solitary confinement to manage its detainee labor program.
ICE Doesn’t Want You to Read Its Manuals — for No Good Reason Whatsoever
"If the government thinks it has these powers, the public should know about it."